Welcome to ExtremeShortSale.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group. Certified Distressed Property Expert Matt Gregory provides a Santa Clarita Valley Short Sale Market Update for August, 2011. Take a look at the video and read below to learn more:

There are 1129 homes for sale in Santa Clarita, California. Of those 1129 homes, 478 are short sales. That’s 42% of the real estate market! 41%, or462 of those homes for sale are standard sales. We have a total 168 bank owned properties for sale, also known as REO’s. Short Sales have dominated the Santa Clarita real estate market for quite a long time now. This is not surprising and it is expected. As we stated at the beginning of the year with our 2011 predictions, “short sale transactions would continue to dominate the real estate market in the Santa Clarita Valley.”

Now is a good time to buy a home in Santa Clarita! Home prices are down and interest rates are low. If you’re considering buying a SCV home, it’s critical you select a real estate agent that is an expert with distressed property transactions. It’s no longer a good idea to just choose your friendly neighborhood real estate agent. Check to see if your agent has any special training or designations associated with distressed sales transactions. Check their track record for successfully closed short sale transactions. Talk to some past clients. These Santa Clarita short sale transactions can be extremely difficult, complex & time consuming. Once you finally end your lengthly home search and find that special home, you want the transaction to CLOSE. Having representation by an expert real estate agent that is experienced with with short sale transactions will allow the best chance at success. Contact Matt Gregory and his Gregory Real Estate Group today. Matt has successfully helped may friends and clients successfully buy and sell their short sale properties. He’s here to help you as well.

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Welcome to ExtremeShortSale.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group! This morning, we researched the MLS for the Canyon Country, CA real estate market, and some folks might be surprised at what we found! Take a look at the video and read below to find out:

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The homes shown in the above video may or may not be a distressed property sale, and that’s the point! Almost 70% of all the Canyon Country homes “for sale” are distressed properties!

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As of June 1, 2011 there are a total of 305 homes on the market in Canyon Country of Santa Clarita, CA. That includes single family homes, townhomes and condominiums. Of those 305 homes, almost 50% are short sales! Here are the numbers:

• 142 Short Sale Listings (Pre-Foreclosure)
• 109 Standard Sale Listings
• 52 REO’s (Real Estate Owned)

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What’s so important about the numbers? That depends on if you’re planning to sell, or buy a home, and what your real estate needs and goals at this time.

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If you’re a Homeowner-

If you’re a Canyon Country homeowner struggling with your mortgage, considering a short sale to avoid foreclosure, it’s obvious you’re not alone. We certainly understand the stress associated with financial struggles and sometimes it’s a very lonesome feeling. The numbers prove otherwise and the truth is, you’re not alone! If you decide to short sale your home, there are a number of factors that determine your chance for success. One of the most critical steps you should take is to choose a QUALIFIED SHORT SALE AGENT as soon as possible! The sooner the better! Make sure your agent is trained and has a proven successful track record with short sale transactions. Read below to learn more. You may also contact Santa Clarita’s most sought after short sale expert real estate agent, Matt Gregory. Matt recently appeared on KHTS Radio Show with Don and Gino and Matt shared his short sale experience on the air! Contact Matt Gregory at 661-713-4799 today!

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If you’re a Home Buyer-

 If you’re a pre-qualified home buyer it’s a good time to buy because home prices are down and interest rates are good. Home buyers need to be aware, there’s a darn good chance they will be viewing and making offers on Canyon Country homes that either a short sale or REO. These types of homes are known as Distressed Properties, and this type of transaction can be complex and difficult to close. Especially a short sale transaction! Still, if you’re a home buyer, don’t let the difficulty of a short sale scare you away! Just make sure you have a real estate agent that’s trained and experienced with this type of transaction. One good way to accomplish that is to make sure your Realtor has a CDPE designation. A CPDE designation stands for, Certified Distressed Property Expert. There are other designations available, however most experienced short sale agents agree, a CDPE is probably the best! As luck would have it, our own Matt Gregory is a Certified Distressed Property Expert and has helped many friends and clients successfully close their short sale transactions. Please contact Matt at 661-713-4799.

Welcome to ExtremeShortSale.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group. Take a look at the video and read below for a Fair Oaks Ranch of Canyon Country, Short Sale Market Update. You will see a video of the active short sale homes currently ”for sale” in Fair Oaks Ranch. Here it is! NOTE: Be sure to read below to see the most recent and correct pricing!

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Fair Oaks Of Canyon Country Short Sale Market Update

There are currently eleven active listings on the Canyon Country Fair Oaks Ranch real estate market as of 5/25/11! Six of those listings are short sales, three are real estate owned, and only two are standard sales. This is not surprising and is in line with most communities here in the Santa Clarita Valley. Over 50% of all homes for sale in Santa Clarita are short sales, so if you’re going to buy a home you’ll probably be involved in a distressed property. If so, you’re going to need a real estate agent that is trained and experienced with distressed property sales. Matt Gregory is a Broker Associate with Keller Williams VIP Properties right here in Santa Clarita. Matt is a Certified Distressed Property Expert and a Short Sale Specialist. These short sale transactions are ofter difficult and complex. Matt Gregory has helped many friends and clients successfully close their short sale transaction. Contact Matt today at 661-713-4799.

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Here are the six Fair Oaks Ranch short sale active listings available as of 5/26/11

Fair Oaks Short Sale #1 – $329,000 4+3+Pool 2338 SF Glenbrook Built in 2004

Fair Oaks Short Sale #2 – $364,950 4+3 2198 SF Cedar Creek Built in 2000

Fair Oaks short Sale #3 – #395,000 3+2 2198 SF Cedar Creek

Fair Oaks Short Sale #4 – $399,900 3+3+Pool 2551 SF Mayfair built in 2005

Fair Oaks Short Sale #5 – $405,500 3+2.5+Loft 2404 SF Cedar Creek

Fair Oaks Short Sale #6 – $439,900 4+3+Pool with a view 2925 SF Mayfair

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If you’re interested in buying a home anywhere in Fair Oaks Ranch or the Santa Clarita Valley, we’d be happy to represent you. As stated above, short sale transactions can be difficult and complex. Keep in mind, we know exactly what to look for when dealing with this type of sale. Many real estate agents intentionally avoid short sale transactions, but we look forward to them! Matt Gregory leads our Gregory Real Estate Group and we look forward to any short sale challenge! Contact us today! 661-713-4799.

Welcome to MattSellsSCV.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group. We did our homework and identified the total number of Valencia, California homes for sale, that are also short sales. If you’re planning to buy a Valencia home, it’s critical to be aware of the current Valencia real estate market. Take a look at the video and read below to learn more. The video shows just a few of the short pay homes currently on the market in Valencia. Contact Matt Gregory at 661-713-4799.

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If you’re interested in any of the homes in the video, contact Matt Gregory, at 661-713-4799. Here’s the short sale update for the Valencia real estate market as of May 2, 2011.

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There are a total of 307 homes currently on the market in Valencia, CA. Short sale listings continue to outnumber the standard sales, but not by much! With 144 active short sale listings and 128 standard sale listings, there’s a good chance Valencia home buyers will be considering buying a short sale home. If so, it’s critical potential buyers understand the difference between a short sale transaction and a standard sale. It’s also critical home buyers are represented by a real estate agent that is trained and experienced with short sales. Short sale transactions are often complex, difficult and time consuming. Your typical friendly neighborhood real estate agent may not be the best choice for representation in this distressed market. The best advice we can offer buyers and sellers is, do the homework and pre- qualify your agent prior to entering into a representation agreement. Matt Gregory is an experienced Certified Distressed Property Expert and Short Sale Specialist. Matt has helped many friends and clients successfully buy and sell short sales throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. Contact Matt Gregory at 661-713-4799. 

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 I bet some of our viewers would like to know a little more about the homes shown in the video. The homes shown are actual active Valencia short sale listings as of 1:00pm, Monday May 2, 2011. Here’ a brief explanation on each home, but please contact us with any questions. Matt Gregory 661-713-4799. To learn about the various Valencia communities where these homes are located, click here!

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Creekside Short Sale                      $345,000 – 3 bedroom and 3 bath 1804 SF

Westridge Short sale                      $585,000 – 2680 SF

Valencia Today                                $325,000 – 1733 SF

Northbridge Rose Arbor              $175,000 – 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom townhome

Northbridge Warmington             $540,000 – 2330 SF with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms

Northpark Hunington                     $469,000 – 1892 SF

Tesoro Esperance                            $580,000 – 3524 SF

Valencia Sunrise                               $275,000 – 2 bedroom and 2 bath

Valencia Village                                 $324,500 – 1500 SF

Bridgeport Stoneypointe              $449,900 – 2217 SF

Interested? Every home listed above is a short sale located in Valencia and is an active listing as of May 2, 2011. Contact Matt Gregory to arrange a private visit. 661-713-4799

Welcome again to ExtremeShortSale.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group! Team leader, Matt Gregory provides an important Short Sale Market Update for Valencia Bridgeport Community. Matt Gregory is a Certified Distressed Property Expert, Short Sale Specialist and among the top real estate agents at Keller Williams VIP Properties in Valencia, CA. You may contact Matt at 661-713-4799. Take a look at the video and read below to learn what’s happening with short sales in the Valencia Bridgeport real estate market.

Valencia Bridgeport Short Sale Market Update

Here’s a written version of Matt Gregory’s video on the Valencia Bridgeport Short Sale Market Update shown above. Valencia Bridgeport currently has a total of (14) fourteen properties for sale. These are all active listings and (4) four of those listings, 29% are short sales. At this time we have a total of (8) eight Bridgeport homes with accepted offers but exactly 50% of those are short sale transactions. So far, for 2011 a total of (16) sixteen properties have closed escrow and (5) five of those were short sales. In 2010 a total of 51 Bridgeport homes changed hands and 18 of those, or 35% were short sale transactions. Just to clear up any confusion, short sales are also referred to as pre foreclosure sales.

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These numbers are not a surprise but the ratio of Bridgeport short sales as compared to other sales, are a lower than some other Valencia communities. Take a look at some of our other recent Santa Clarita Community real estate market updates and you’ll see what we’re referring to.

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If you’re considering buying a home in the Valencia area, or any area, it’s critical you have an agent that is an expert with short sale transactions. Overall, you’ll find the Valencia and Santa Clarita housing market to be loaded with short sale listings and you’ll not want to limit your choices to standard sales. There are very few standard sale homes on the market, so it’s likely potential home buyers will be offering on short sales or REO (Real Estate Owned) properties. The well intentioned real estate agent, without short sale transaction experienced may not be the best choice in today’s housing market. Solve this problem now and contact Matt Gregory today at 661-713-4799! Matt is an expert real estate agent, trained and experienced with Distressed Property transactions

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If you’re a homeowner and struggling with your mortgage, you’re not alone. Many others are in the same situation, so there’s no reason to avoid a discussion with a trained professional. We’ve talked to some homeowners who gave up the fight and let their Valencia homes go to foreclosure. We learned some very interesting information we’re going to share here. Many people that experienced foreclosure just walked away and never really even spoke to anyone about other options. They never spoke to a short sale or real estate expert. They just assumed there was no hope and foreclosure was inevitable. This is absolutely untrue! This is an emotionally charged subject and many would just rather not discuss it with anyone, even close friends and family. We understand this thought process, but we also know we could have helped many, avoid foreclosure and improve their future credit and wealth. Let us, help you, help yourself, today! Contact us at 661-713-4799.

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Matt Gregory is a Certified Distressed Property Expert and has helped many friends and clients avoid foreclosure, and short sale their homes. Are short sales successful 100% of the time? No, but we are successful most of the time! If anyone tells you a short sale is successful 100% of the time, turn around and run the other direction! They’re either being dishonest or only listing short sales that have a very high chance of success. We can have a private consultation with any homeowner and give them a pretty darn good idea of the chance of success, in advance. This is not a shot in the dark! Matt Gregory is highly experienced with short sale transactions and understands all the factors, complexities and difficulties involved. Not all short sales are equal! Contact Matt today at 661-713-4799.

Welcome again to ExtremeShortSale.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group! Team member, Pete Gregory provides an important Short Sale Market Update for Valencia Creekside Community. Matt Gregory actually leads our team, is a short sale specialist and among the top real estate agents at Keller Williams VIP Properties in Valencia, CA. Take a look at the video and read below to learn what’s happening with short sales in the Valencia Creekside real estate market.

Valencia Creekside Short Sale Market Update

There are currently 11 Valencia Creekside homes for sale, 9 of which are short sales. That’s a huge 82%! There are 19 homes pending sales and 17, or 89% of those are short sales. Another huge ratio! Since the start of this year there have been 12 completed sales and 7 of those were short sales. In 2010, 52% of all completed sales were short sales. As we predicted, short sales continue to dominate the Valencia real estate market and the Creekside community is no exception. In fact, there’s a higher ratio of short sales in this community than most other Valencia areas. We welcome and look forward to your comments. Contact us at 661-713-4799.

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If you’re considering buying a Valencia home or any Santa Clarita home, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll be buying a short sale, aka a pre-foreclosure sale. As a result, it’s critical for buyers to have a real estate agent that is an expert with distressed propertie sales. The agent should be specially trained and have a successful proved track record with local short sales. These short sale transactions are ofter extremely difficult, complex and time consuming. It’s just not worth it to jeapordize your sale and take a chance with a well meaning, but inexperienced agent. Matt Gregory is a Certified Distressed Property Expert and a Short Sale Specialist. Matt has a proven track record and has helped many friends and clients successfully close their short sale deals. Matt and his Gregory Real Estate Group are available to help you as well! Contact Matt today at 661-713-4799.

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Welcome to ExtremeShortSale.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group! Keller Williams VIP Properties Broker Associate Matt Gregory, provides an important Valencia Northbridge Short Sale Market Update. Take a look at this short video and read below to learn more:

Valencia Northbridge Short Sale Market Update | Surprising

Currently there are 36 homes for sale and 22 of those, or 61% are short sales! The remaining 14 listings are either real estate owned or standard sales. Additionally, at the present time there are 22 properties in escrow and 15 of those are short sales. As we predicted at the beginning of the year, short sales are beginning to dominate the market, especially in the Valencia Real Estate Market. Since the beginning of 2011 Northbridge had 18 homes close escrow. Only 4 of those 18 were short sales. In 2010 a total of 115 homes sold and 22% of those were short sales. Obviously the percentage of short sales on the market is rising and we expect that will continue for the rest of the year.

This information is critical for those home buyers currently searching in the Valencia Northbridge community. Obviously, there’s a darn good chance the home you decide on will be a short sale. These Short Sale transactions can be extremely complex, difficult and time consuming.  It’s critical that home buyers have an expert real estate agent, specially trained and experienced with short sales. Matt Gregory leads our Gregory Real Estate Group. Matt handles a variety of transactions, but is especially successful with short sales. Matt is a Certified Distressed Property Expert and a Short Sale Specialist. Matt has a proven track record and has helped many friends and clients successfully buy and sell short sale properties. There’s just no need for short sale buyers and sellers to risk their deal falling through due to lack of training or inexperience. Take the worry out of your short sale transaction and Contact Matt today, at 661-713-4799.

Welcome to ExtremeShortSale.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group! Today Matt Gregory provides an important Valencia Westridge Community short sale update! Matt Gregory and his Gregory Real Estate Group are fortunate to spend good amount of time in the Westridge Community. Contact Matt at 661-713-4799. Take a look at the video and read below to find out more:
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Presently there are 21 homes for sale in Valencia Westridge, and 29%, or six of those active listings are short sales. Another very interesting number is this! Currently there are seventeen homes with accepted offers and twelve of those, or 71% are short sales. That’s a huge percentage and is well above the Santa Clarita short sale average. Since 1/1/11 there have been a total of fifteen homes that have sold and closed escrow. Of those fifteen closed escrows, four of them were short sales. That’s 27%! In 2010 there were a total of 70 homes that were sold in Westridge. 30% of those 70 closed escrows were short sale transactions.
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Matt Gregory and the Gregory Real Estate Group continue to be leaders in the Santa Clarita short sale real estate market. Matt is a Certified Distressed Property Expert and Short Sale Specialist. Matt and his Dad, Pete Gregory, are active Santa Clarita real estate agents and enjoy the Wonderful Valencia Westridge Community! Pete Gregory moved to Santa Clarita about 35 years ago and Matt Gregory has lived in this great valley his entire life! If you’re considering buying a home anywhere in Santa Clarita Valley, there’s a good chance it will be a short sale. It’s critical your real estate agent is trained and experienced with Santa Clarita short sales to allow for the best chance of success. Contact Matt at 661-713-4799.

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Welcome to ExtremeShortSale.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group! Today Matt Gregory provides an important Valencia Northpark Community short sale update! Matt Gregory and his Gregory Real Estate Group are Northpark experts. Contact Matt at 661-713-4799. Take a look at the video and read below to find out more:
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Presently there are 21 homes for sale in Northpark, and 43%, or nine of those active listings are short sales. We here at the Gregory Real Estate Group actually sold two of those homes! Since 1/1/11 there have been a total of 18 homes that have sold and closed escrow. Of those eighteen closed escrows, nine of them were short sales. That’s 50%! In 2010 there were a total of 77 homes that were sold in Northpark. 32% of those 77 closed escrows were short sale transactions.
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Matt Gregory continues to be a leader in the Santa Clarita short sale real estate market. Matt is an Certified Distressed Property Expert and Short Sale Specialist. Matt and his Dad, Pete Gregory, are active Valencia real estate agents and Northpark experts! Pete Gregory actually lives in Valencia Northpark for over 12 years now & Matt lived there for over 10 of those years. If you’re considering buying a home anywhere in Santa Clarita Valley, there’s a good chance it will be a short sale. Make sure your real estate agent is trained and experienced with Santa Clarita short sales to allow for you the best chance of success. Contact Matt at 661-713-4799.

Welcome to ExtremeShortSale.com and the Gregory Real Estate Group. Here’s short sale expert, Matt Gregory with a quick short sale market update for the community of Valencia, California. Take a look at the video and read below to learn more!

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As of April 1st, 2011, there are a total of 315 active listings in the Valencia real estate market. 45% or 141 of those 315 active listings are actually short sales! Since Jan. 1, 2011 there have been a total of 188 closed home sales. 58, or 31% of those closed sales are short sales. Currently there are a total of 136 properties in escrow at this time.  Why are these numbers worth knowing? Well, for one thing it’s proof that the local real estate market continues to be loaded with short sales and REO’s. This distressed property problem is not going away anytime soon, so it’s critical that buyers and sellers understand what they’re faced with if they’re planning to buy or sell in today’s market. We highly suggest that anyone planning to buy or sell real estate property in the near future, use a real estate agent trained and experienced with short sale transactions.

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Matt Gregory and his Gregory Real Estate Group are highly experienced with successful short sale transactions. Matt is a Certified Distressed Property Expert and a Short Sale Specialist. Matt’s helped many friends and clients successfully avoid foreclosure by short selling their homes. Please contact Matt at 661-713-4799 and he’ll schedule a FREE, private consultation.

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As many of our readers know, when we discover other helpful online information, we like to share. Here’s a good link to another great source for short sale/distressed property information. It’s a site from another well qualified short sale specialist located in Orange County. Here it is below and we hope you find it helpful!

Short Sale Information, Laguna Beach

http://www.ocrealestateblog.com/

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